Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce a national automotive strategy tomorrow which will scrap the electric vehicle sales mandate in favour of new vehicle emissions standards and revive consumer rebates for EV purchases.
Government and industry sources, who were not authorized to publicly discuss details ahead of the announcement, say Ottawa will also launch a $1.5 billion EV infrastructure fund.
In September, Carney paused the EV mandate — which would have required automakers to ensure a certain percentage of new vehicle sales are electric starting this year — and launched a 60-day review.